Healthcare

Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose 9% this year, with families paying more than $7,000 on average for coverage, according to a new KFF survey.

Abbott, which also makes diagnostics and medical devices, will spin off the unit that makes Similac and Ensure into its own publicly traded company.

In some states, hospitals are experimenting with something called presumptive eligibility. It will automatically screen patients for financial assistance needs.

The open enrollment period, which begins on Oct. 15, comes as many major insurers are dropping some Medicare Advantage plans for 2027.

Insuring people who are likely to be sick isn’t profitable. Owning some clinics and a pharmacy benefit provider, in addition to providing health insurance, is.

The 2020 No Surprises Act shielded patients from big emergency care bills and set up arbitration to resolve payment disputes. But now the costs are landing on employers.

An initiative on the California ballot would levy the nation’s first wealth tax on billionaires. Supporters say the proceeds would help offset President Donald Trump’s sweeping healthcare cuts. But critics argue that the temporary infusion of cash is a giveaway to politicians.

As new work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks phase in, even eligible young adults could be at risk of losing their health insurance.

A Commonwealth Fund survey of privately insured working-age adults found that almost one in three were paying off medical bills or debt.

People with disabilities or the elderly may be forced to live at a nursing home or other institution as Medicaid cuts make access to home healthcare services harder to access.